appear
1. give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect (Freq. 121)
- She seems to be sleeping
- This appears to be a very difficult problem
- This project looks fishy
- They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time
• Syn:
look, seem
• Derivationally related forms:
appearance, look (for: look)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
make, cut, feel, pass off, sound,
come across, glow, beam, radiate, shine, glitter,
glisten, glint, gleam, leap out, jump out, jump,
stand out, stick out, rise, lift, rear, loom
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They appear to move
2. come into sight or view (Freq. 102)
- He suddenly appeared at the wedding
- A new star appeared on the horizon
• Ant:
disappear
• Derivationally related forms:
apparent, apparition, appearance
• Hyponyms:
peep, erupt, manifest, wash up, come to light,
come to hand, come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up,
emerge, outcrop, flash, turn out, basset, crop out,
pop out, burst out, reappear, re-emerge, break through, come through,
push through, roll in, come to mind, spring to mind, leap out, rush out,
rush out, burst forth, break, show, crop up,
pop up, pop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- The moon will soon appear
3. be issued or published (Freq. 22)
- Did your latest book appear yet?
- The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
• Syn:
come out
• Hypernyms:
happen, materialize, materialise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
4. seem to be true, probable, or apparent (Freq. 14)
- It seems that he is very gifted
- It appears that the weather in California is very bad
• Syn:
seem
• Derivationally related forms:
apparent
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
seem
• Verb Frames:
- It ----s that CLAUSE
5. come into being or existence, or appear on the scene (Freq. 7)
- Then the computer came along and changed our lives
- Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago
• Syn:
come along
• Ant:
disappear
• Derivationally related forms:
apparition
• Hyponyms:
gleam, fulminate, occur
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
6. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. (Freq. 2)
- Gielgud appears briefly in this movie
- She appeared in 'Hamlet' on the London stage
• Derivationally related forms:
appearance
• Topics:
dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
• Hypernyms:
perform, execute, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
7. present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority (Freq. 1)
- He had to appear in court last month
- She appeared on several charges of theft
• Derivationally related forms:
appearance
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
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